Exploring Properties of Real Numbers

What does the commutative property of addition state?

• a + b = b + a

• a + b + c = a + (b + c)

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + 0 = a

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

Which of the following is an example of the commutative property of multiplication?

• a + 0 = a

• a * b = b * a

• a + b = b + a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What does the associative property of addition state?

• a + 0 = a

• a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

• a + b = b + a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

Which of the following is an example of the associative property of multiplication?

• a + 0 = a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + b = b + a

• a * (b * c) = (a * b) * c

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What does the distributive property state?

• a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + b = b + a

• a + 0 = a

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

Which of the following is an example of the distributive property?

• a + b = b + a

• a + 0 = a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What is the identity property of addition?

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + b = b + a

• a * 1 = a

• a + 0 = a

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

Which of the following is an example of the identity property of multiplication?

• a + 0 = a

• a * 1 = a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + b = b + a

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What does the inverse property of addition state?

• a + b = b + a

• a + (-a) = 0

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + 0 = a

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

Which of the following is an example of the inverse property of multiplication?

• a + 0 = a

• a(b + c) = ab + ac

• a + b = b + a

• a * (1/a) = 1

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.B.5